Michael Bartolomeo
Directing
Known For
A short comedy about love, life & roughage.
Cabbage Head
A lonely young man dreams of one day becoming a Rubik's Cube master, but his obsession soon turns deadly. Over 11,000 still photos played back at 30fps.
Solved
In this stop-motion horror short, a couple enlists the aid of a mysterious figure to help them with their seemingly insurmountable laundry problem.
Washed
A low-level functionary undergoes a most unpleasant performance review session.
Apparatchick
A man tries to rid his troubled psyche of intrusive thoughts, but the Sludge Eater has other plans.
Sludge Eater
In this short stop-motion fantasy tale, a talented but cocky young chef meets her match when a mysteriously implacable food critic visits her restaurant.
Fed
Mr. Grooples embarks on a journey far beyond his comfort zone, only to discover he was home all along.
Mr. Grooples Grows Up
A young woman uses her supernatural powers of telekinesis to construct a nice, meaty taco.
Tacokinesis
A man discovers his entire life has been manufactured by a television network. This is not The Truman Show. This is DUFF MCGUFFY TELEVISION!!!
Duff McGuffy
That feeling of dread you experience before beginning strenuous exercise, but also a movie. 8,000 still photos played back at varying frame rates.
Gold Stripe Brushes
The utilization of numerical oscillation models by physicists to accurately predict and map the simple harmonic motion of a spring device, and the utilization of timelapse photography to predict the "motion" of a spring day. 14,000 still photos, played back at varying speeds.
A Model for the Motion of a Spring
A young man, desperately in need of reassurance in a chaotic world, crosses paths with a church minister who severely misinterprets the bible in hilarious and troubling ways.
The Day I Ate Dirt
A dramatization of Napoleon's exile to the Isle of Elba, accompanied by a brief historical dissertation.
The Triumph & Tragedy of Napoleon Bonaparte
Goodfellas, but if Albert Camus directed it.
Dick and Vito
After a 6-year slumber, the Sludge Eater is back...and he's hungry for more.
Sludge Eater 2: The Sludgening
A man watches TV alone. A series of obliquely malevolent doppelgangers appear and slowly usurp his entire apartment. 20,000 still photos, played back at varying speeds.
Apartmental
John agrees to house-sit for a neighbor, and things take a turn for the macabre.